Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2006 - 07
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 24 May 2007

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 24 May 2007
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 24 May 2007

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 24 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 24 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 24 May see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on the bingo industry of charging both gross profits tax and VAT on bingo clubs since 2003.

(139605)

2
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to provide temporary rate relief to bingo clubs to assist in their transition to becoming smoke-free on 1st July 2007.

(139606)

3
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of take-up of Gift Aid tax relief is assumed in the projected current receipts for 2007-08 contained in the 2007 Red Book.

(139703)

4
N Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the tax revenue collected from vulture funds registered within the UK in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139041)

5
N Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vulture funds are registered within the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(139042)

6
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the impact on poverty of a rate of tax credit take-up of 100 per cent.

(139037)

7
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of an increased claimant rate amongst those eligible for tax credits on poverty levels amongst this group.

(139038)

8
N Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to enhancing the role of Parliament in appointing members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.

(139046)

9
Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect efficiency savings measures are having on the participation of women in the public sector workforce; and if he will make a statement.

(139487)

10
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of those eligible in Northern Ireland for tax credits have been in receipt of such credits in each year since their introduction, broken down by type of credit; and what steps he is taking to increase the takeup of tax credits in Northern Ireland.

(139702)

11
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of youth unemployment was in Peterborough constituency at the end of each month since January 2005; and if he will make a statement.

(139244)

12
Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade and business stream will be transferred from existing HM Revenue and Customs offices within daily travelling distance of Carlisle to the Carlisle office before 2008; how many new staff of each grade and business stream will be employed at the Carlisle office; and what work will be transferred to the Carlisle office.

(139264)

13
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the time taken by the HM Revenue and Customs office in Cardiff to reply to letters from members of the public; and if he will make a statement.

(139192)

14
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was collected (a) in total and (b) per head of the population by HM Revenue and Customs from residents of (i) London, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) Scotland in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what Government spending was in each area (A) in total and (B) per head of population in the same period.

(139490)

15
N Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of money not paid each year to the Exchequer through the use by UK-based companies of overseas operations where value-added tax is not paid.

(139176)

16
N Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to require UK-based companies to pay value-added tax for transactions undertaken using locations outside the European Union; and if he will make a statement.

(139177)

17
N Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide funding to the Department for Communities and Local Government to enable the same number of council houses to be built each year as in 1967.

(139178)

18
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139204)

19
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139306)

20
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received by the Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139325)

21
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what properties the Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139345)

22
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139364)

23
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139389)

24
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139448)

25
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139454)

26
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139460)

27
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its non-departmental agencies in each of the last five years.

(139526)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

28
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many times her Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(139221)

29
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139322)

30
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was received by her Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139341)

31
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what properties the Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139363)

32
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Department's property portfolio.

(139385)

33
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was spent by the Cabinet Office on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139409)

34
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was spent by the Cabinet Office on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139417)

35
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the total cost of leasing departmental buildings and office space was for (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139539)

Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners

36
John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Commissioners have to conserve the Priory Gatehouse in Worksop.

(139658)

37
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how much was received by the Church Commissioners from the letting of properties in each of the last five years.

(139342)

38
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how much was spent by the Commissioners on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139410)

39
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how much was spent by the Commissioners on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139414)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

40
Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Good Practice Guidance for local authorities on delivering property searches will be available by the time home information packs become mandatory on 1st June.

(139263)

41
N Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the website listing accredited home inspectors at www.hcrregister.com has cost (a) to establish and (b) to run; and what proportion of those costs has been met by her Department.

(139043)

42
N Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of qualified home inspectors she expects the website www.hcrregister.com to list.

(139044)

43
N Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the website listing accredited home inspectors to go back online.

(139045)

44
N Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether home inspectors registered at www.hcrregister.com will have to hold Criminal Records Bureau clearance.

(139080)

45
N Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include an assessment of the individual performance of home inspectors on the www.hcrregister.com website.

(139081)

46
N Tony Baldry (Banbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how frequently she expects home inspector details to be updated on the website www.hcrregister.com; and how quickly details will be updated once the status of an inspector listed changes.

(139082)

47
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will assess (a) the contribution of bingo clubs to community cohesion and (b) the impact on communities of the closure of bingo clubs.

(139604)

48
N Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will answer Question 136372, on brownfield development, tabled by the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells on 8th May 2007.

(139145)

49
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support she plans to make available for the protection and enhancement of village halls following her recent announcement on community assets.

(139289)

50
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from (a) individuals and (b) businesses in the London Borough of Bexley on home information packs.

(139547)

51
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children were recorded as living in (a) temporary, (b) non-decent and (c) overcrowded accommodation in each local authority in the Eastern Region since 2004.

(139248)

52
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25th April 2007, Official Report, column 1189W, if she assess the effect of the level of the business rates incurred by (a) private day nurseries, (b) voluntary day nurseries, (c) nurseries located in schools and (d) Sure Start children's centres on their operation over the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(139715)

53
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to take forward the recommendations in the Lyons Review of Local Government on exemptions and relief in relation to business rates.

(139716)

54
N Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make a statement on her plans for the proposed Thames Gateway Parkland.

(139123)

55
N Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to publish the final version of the East of England Regional Strategy.

(139124)

56
N Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will use the announcement of the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement to increase the funding to the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation.

(139125)

57
N John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many convictions of travellers there were in 2006 for trespass on (a) government and (b) local authority-owned land.

(139033)

58
N John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities do not meet the minimum standards set in relation to the provision of travellers' sites.

(139034)

59
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families are on waiting lists for housing; and how many of those are (a) UK citizens and (b) immigrants.

(139261)

60
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the planned new independent infrastructure planning commission will have any duties to consider or protect tranquillity.

(139223)

61
N Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the installation in (a) new and (b) existing local authority public buildings of energy-producing technology; and if she will make a statement.

(139175)

62
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what input her Department has made to the joint departmental review of sub-national economic development and regeneration; and what the terms of reference are of the review.

(139665)

63
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to provide for the additional social costs of higher than average aged populations of the larger coastal urban areas.

(139666)

64
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how her Department plans to assess the effectiveness of the South East England Regional Development Agency in its new lead role on a regional development agency network on sharing best practice in the regeneration of coastal towns including tourism development.

(139674)

65
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will undertake research to further the understanding of the common characteristics of factors affecting coastal towns.

(139683)

66
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of second home ownership on the availability of affordable housing in coastal towns.

(139684)

67
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the work of local authorities' co-ordinators of regulatory services in relation to their role in monitoring the licensing of houses in multiple occupation.

(139685)

68
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in her Department's review of day visitor indicators with reference to their future inclusion in the relative needs formula aspect of revenue support grant calculations.

(139700)

69
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times her Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(139207)

70
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139321)

71
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was received by her Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139340)

72
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what properties the Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139362)

73
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate has been made of the value of her Department's property portfolio.

(139384)

74
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by her Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139408)

75
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by her Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139415)

76
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139429)

77
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139475)

78
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on advertising by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139517)

79
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many school fires were started maliciously in Cornwall in each of the last five years.

(139494)

80
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of total insured fire losses arson accounted for in each of the last five years.

(139495)

81
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many car fires were started maliciously in each of the last five years.

(139496)

82
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were (a) injured and (b) killed as a result of arson in each of the last five years.

(139501)

83
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of how much arson cost the economy in each of the last five years.

(139502)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

84
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward measures to increase competition in the newspaper industry; and if she will make a statement.

(139649)

85
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which 10 tourist attractions in the Peterborough City Council area attracted the largest number of visitors in each year since 1997.

(139243)

86
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what grants for which her Department is responsible have been given to Peterborough City Council since 1997; and what the value was of such grants.

(139250)

87
Robert Key (Salisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what response she has made to UNESCO's proposal to remove Westminster and the Tower of London from the list of world heritage sites; and if she will make a statement.

(139258)

88
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much VisitBritain spent in promoting British seaside destinations in each of the last five years.

(139615)

89
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times her Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(139208)

90
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139320)

91
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was received by her Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139339)

92
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what properties the Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139361)

93
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Department's property portfolio.

(139383)

94
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent by her Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139407)

95
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent by her Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139416)

96
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139430)

97
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139474)

98
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on advertising by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139523)

99
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to reply to Questions (a) 132550, (b) 132557 and (c) 132636, on the Olympic Park, tabled by the hon. Member for East Devon on 18th April.

(139233)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

100
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2007, Official Report, column 514W, on Departments: ICT, whether the identified overseas design solution for the Defence Information Infrastructure (Future) system has been (a) accredited and (b) implemented overseas; and if he will make a statement.

(139489)

101
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) RFA Oakleaf, (b) RFA Brambleleaf and (c) RFA Fort Victoria are to be disposed of before the end of 2007.

(138334)

102
N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when RFA Fort Victoria will be rejoining the fleet.

(138335)

103
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139209)

104
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139319)

105
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was received by his Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139338)

106
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what properties his Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139360)

107
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139382)

108
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139406)

109
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139411)

110
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139431)

111
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139473)

112
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139522)

113
N Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advice and assistance is planned to be made available for soldiers of the 2nd Lancashire Regiment on their return from their tour of duty in Iraq.

(139146)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

114
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many times his Department has been found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 since its establishment; and if he will make a statement.

(139235)

115
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what properties his Department has (a) owned and (b) rented since its establishment.

(139359)

116
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139381)

117
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent by his Department on legal fees since its establishment.

(139405)

118
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent by his Department on public relations since its establishment.

(139412)

119
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations have supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for his Department since it was established; and what the cost of these services was.

(139432)

120
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space has been for his Department since it was established.

(139455)

121
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent on advertising by his Department since its establishment.

(139535)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills

122
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of recent changes in funding formula for gypsy and traveller education on (a) pupil participation and (b) recruitment of teaching assistants from traveller communities.

(139292)

123
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to replace the access course in Gloucestershire in order to provide trainees with sufficient skills to progress from education to employment.

(139286)

124
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact on attendance rates in education to employment and other vocational courses of the replacement of training grants by educational maintenance allowances.

(139287)

125
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what support is available in addition to educational maintenance allowances for those 16-19 trainees who require assistance with accommodation and other living expenses.

(139288)

126
N Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will answer Question 130267, on the educational attainment of 15 year olds, tabled by the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on 22nd March 2007.

(139095)

127
Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of interventions by the Connexions service involved face-to-face contact in the latest period for which figures are available.

(139714)

128
N Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if the Minister responsible for the 2006 Code of Conduct for nurseries will visit Kettering constituency to discuss its impact on local nursery provision.

(139092)

129
N Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will reply to Question 131647, on the Entry 2 Employment programme, tabled by the hon. Member for Cheltenham on 29th March 2007.

(138729)

130
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the (a) teacher to pupil ratio and (b) classroom assistant to pupil ratio was in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in (A) Peterborough constituency, (B) Peterborough City Council area and (C) England in each year since 1997.

(139247)

131
N Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make it his policy to relate funding allocations for further education colleges more closely to their respective performances.

(138956)

132
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance he gives local authorities on the involvement of health visitors in the provision of services for children and families in Sure Start centres; and what assessment he has made of the nature and extent of that involvement.

(139231)

133
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of increases in business rates on fee levels in (a) private day nurseries, (b) voluntary day nurseries, (c) nurseries located in schools and (d) Sure Start children's centres over the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139717)

134
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139210)

135
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139318)

136
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was received by the Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139337)

137
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what properties the Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139358)

138
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Department's property portfolio.

(139380)

139
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139402)

140
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139413)

141
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139434)

142
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years.

(139456)

143
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139521)

144
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many schools in England have sprinkler systems installed.

(139498)

145
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of fires in schools were started deliberately in each of the last five years.

(139499)

146
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost of the effects of arson to schools in each of the last five years.

(139500)

147
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what (a) guidance and (b) support is available in schools for children suffering from eating disorders.

(139119)

148
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what materials his Department provides for schools and youth groups to help teachers and staff talk to pupils about eating disorders.

(139120)

149
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of eating disorders on the academic achievement of children with such disorders.

(139121)

150
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects to publish guidance to schools on the use of biometric technologies.

(139122)

151
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils were (a) permanently excluded and (b) given fixed period exclusions from pupil referral units in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority.

(139512)

152
Mr David Willetts (Havant):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many and what percentage of pupils with (a) a statement of special educational needs and (b) special educational needs but no statement were (i) permanently excluded and (ii) given a fixed period exclusion from pupil referral units in each year between 1997 and 2006.

(139531)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

153
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on protecting endangered species from trade in relation to the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in June; and if he will make a statement.

(139687)

154
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will support the proposal by Kenya and Mali to introduce a 20-year moratorium on the ivory trade at the forthcoming meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species; and if he will make a statement.

(139688)

155
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will oppose attempts to allow further trade in elephant ivory at the forthcoming meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

(139689)

156
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will urge that Japan's status as a trading partner for ivory stockpiles be rescinded at the Standing Committee meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in June; and if he will make a statement.

(139690)

157
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to support elephant conservation outside the work of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

(139691)

158
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will fund a workshop on the internet trade in Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species specimens in the event that the proposal on internet trade is agreed at the forthcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in June.

(139692)

159
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will seek to amend the proposal on livelihoods at the forthcoming meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in June to reflect more closely the positive impact that CITES enforcement has on livelihoods.

(139693)

160
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what expenditure plans he has for the £7.5 million funding designed to improve the relationship between Warm Front and the Energy Efficiency Commitment, as described in paragraph 7.42 of the 2006 Pre-Budget Report; and if he will make a statement.

(139697)

161
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how local authorities planning area-based energy efficiency programmes will be able to access the £7.5 million proposed expenditure noted in paragraph 7.42 of the 2006 Pre-Budget Report; whom he expects to benefit from the expenditure; and if he will make a statement.

(139699)

162
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of packaging used for fresh produce which is (a) recycled and (b) disposed of in landfill sites.

(139254)

163
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the retail price of chicken meat products of the introduction of the EU chicken welfare rules in 2010; and if he will make a statement.

(138927)

164
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) incentives and (b) penalties his Department has put in place to encourage local authorities to reduce their waste collection volumes.

(138929)

165
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of fly-tipping were reported in Cambridgeshire in each year since 2004; and what the estimated cost was of dealing with such incidents.

(139584)

166
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) successful prosecutions there were in Cambridgeshire for fly-tipping in each year since 2004; and how much has been recovered in related fines.

(139585)

167
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese government on animal welfare issues in China.

(139548)

168
Gwyn Prosser (Dover):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2007, Official Report, column 763W, on sheep imports, how many of the lambs imported in the period November 2006 to February 2007 were imported for (a) slaughter, (b) fattening and (c) breeding.

(139293)

169
N Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the basis is for the policy on the allocation of landfill allowance trading scheme targets for local authorities (a) in sustainable communities plan growth areas and (b) outside those areas.

(139144)

170
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139211)

171
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139317)

172
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was received by his Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139336)

173
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what properties his Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139357)

174
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139379)

175
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139403)

176
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139428)

177
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139433)

178
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years.

(139457)

179
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139520)

180
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence his Department has obtained from other countries on the long distance transport of diabrotica virgifera into new geographical areas.

(139561)

181
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has carried out an investigation into the origins of the two wild populations of diabrotica virgifera found in the wild in south east England.

(139580)

182
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has carried out DNA profiling of the two populations of diabrotica virgifera found in the wild in south east England in order to assist with investigations about their origins.

(139582)

183
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at Stewartby (L Field), Bedford landfill site in (a) 2003 and (b) 2005.

(139294)

184
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at Rainham landfill site in (a) 2003 and (b) 2005.

(139295)

185
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at Pitsea, Essex landfill site in (a) 2003 and (b) 2005.

(139296)

186
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at Mucking landfill, Thurrock landfill site in (a) 2003 and (b) 2005.

(139297)

187
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at Calvert Pit No. 4 Bucks landfill site in (a) 2003 and (b) 2005.

(139298)

188
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at Brookhurstwood Warnham, West Sussex landfill site in (a) 2003 and (b) 2005.

(139299)

189
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at (a) Brogborough landfill in 2003 and (b) Brogborough extension, Bedford landfill site in 2005.

(139300)

190
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at Arlesley, Bedfordshire landfill site in (a) 2003 and (b) 2005.

(139301)

191
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste from local authority areas within Greater London was disposed of at Appleford, Oxfordshire landfill site in (a) 2003 and (b) 2005.

(139302)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

192
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make a statement on the regulation of private military security companies.

(139586)

193
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she expects UK Visas to respond to the letter from Mr Richard Helgesen (ref GV100/115242/PC).

(139652)

194
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made to the government of Pakistan on the proposed Apostasy Bill in that country.

(139614)

195
N Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money the BBC World Service spent on services in each language in which it broadcasts (a) from her Department's precept and (b) in total in each of the last three financial years.

(139147)

196
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken by the United Kingdom following UN Security Council Resolution 1747's designation of Iranian state-owned Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International; and if she will make a statement.

(139611)

197
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of the security walls being constructed in Baghdad on the security situation in Baghdad; and if she will make a statement.

(139613)

198
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the detection and arrest of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic; and whether the Government is providing assistance to achieve their arrest.

(139625)

199
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the United States Administration on the future of Ashraf City, Iraq.

(139226)

200
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th May 2007, Official Report, columns 389-90W, on entry clearance: overseas students, what the reasons were for the increase in the fees for student visas; and if she will make a statement.

(139513)

201
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times her Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(139212)

202
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139316)

203
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was received by her Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139335)

204
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what properties her Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139356)

205
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Department's property portfolio.

(139378)

206
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent by her Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139404)

207
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent by her Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139424)

208
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139435)

209
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139458)

210
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent on advertising by (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139519)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

211
Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether her Department has held any discussions with the Medical Research Council on funding for biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

(139576)

212
Philip Davies (Shipley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value is of each unit of dental activity in each primary care trust in England.

(139536)

213
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role the Government expects the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to play in public policy following the establishment of the General Pharmaceutical Council; what funding will be made available for the RPS; and if she will make a statement.

(139283)

214
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to establish a cancer centre in Liverpool; and if she will make a statement.

(139278)

215
N Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to close Bournemouth Hospital's accident and emergency department.

(139039)

216
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the priorities of the SunSmart campaign will be during the summer.

(139255)

217
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the trends in numbers of health visitors working in the NHS over the last 10 years.

(139227)

218
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors were working for the NHS in (a) September 2005 and (b) September 2006.

(139228)

219
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places there are for trainees wishing to acquire health visiting qualifications.

(139229)

220
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what workforce planning the NHS has undertaken, with particular reference to the future recruitment and retention of health visitors.

(139230)

221
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of (a) the age profile of health visitors working for the NHS and (b) its implications for future recruitment and retention of health visitors.

(139232)

222
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with diabetes who are unable to leave their home unaided have (a) been offered screening for diabetic retinopathy and (b) registered on a national screening programme.

(139237)

223
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with diabetes registered in a national screening programme for diabetic retinopathy are being screened annually.

(139238)

224
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with diabetes offered screening for diabetic retinopathy (a) registered in national screening programmes and (b) participated in a national screening programme in each year since 2003-04.

(139239)

225
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many documents coded with a gateway reference number were issued by her Department in each year since 2000.

(139240)

226
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans her Department has to conduct a cardiac stock-take to review capacity across the NHS; and if she will make a statement.

(139241)

227
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8th March 2007, Official Report, column 2219W, on revascularisation, if she will publish the results of the cardiac stock-take which reviewed capacity in different parts of London and the South-East.

(139242)

228
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2007, Official Report, column 792W, on NHS: databases, how often each set of data required for collection at an other frequency is required to be supplied.

(139581)

229
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2007, Official Report, column 621W, on patient choice schemes, for what reasons the total number of bookings made through both direct and indirect bookings in the period since July 2004 are different in table 2 and in table 1.

(139583)

230
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the number of beds available in maternity facilities at York Hospital.

(139713)

231
N John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has for the home provision of catheters; what the outcome was of the recent consultation on catheter provision; and if she will make a statement.

(139032)

232
Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been located in mixed sex wards at the (a) Walsgrave, (b) Warwick, (c) Alcester, (d) Stratford-upon-Avon and (e) Ellen Badger hospitals since May 2006.

(139514)

233
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) England and (b) Maidenhead were prescribed methylphenidate drugs in each year between 1997 and 2006.

(139193)

234
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many bonuses were awarded to senior civil servants working at (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the NHS in each year between 1997 and 2006; and what the total cost was of those bonuses in each year.

(139265)

235
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirement exists for chiropractors to register with the Healthcare Commission; and if she will make a statement.

(139188)

236
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance her Department has given to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority on the use of hybrid embryos; and if she will make a statement.

(139189)

237
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what her Department's policy is on adding folic acid to flour.

(139191)

238
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the number of people who require organ transplants; how many and what proportion of people requiring donated organs received them in the most recent year for which figures are available; what the shortfall is; and if she will make a statement.

(139491)

239
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further steps she plans to take to ensure that food that is past its use-by date is not sold to the public.

(139236)

240
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times her Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(139213)

241
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139315)

242
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was received by her Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139334)

243
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what properties her Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139355)

244
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate has been made of the value of her Department's property portfolio.

(139377)

245
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by her Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139401)

246
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by her Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139425)

247
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) her Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139436)

248
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for (a) her Department and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years.

(139468)

249
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139518)

250
N Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress her Department is making on the tariff for payment by results in orthopaedic hospitals.

(138601)

251
N Sarah Teather (Brent East):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) boys and (b) girls aged (i) under 10, (ii) 10, (iii) 11, (iv) 12, (v) 13, (vi) 14, (vii) 15, (viii) 16, (ix) 17 and (x) 18 years were admitted to hospital for illnesses or conditions relating to eating disorders in each of the last 10 years.

(139126)

252
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the use of new surgical procedures in the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration; and if she will make a statement.

(139709)

253
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will bring forward proposals to extend the use of telescopic eye implants in the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration; and if she will make a statement.

(139710)

254
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when she expects the use of telescopic eye implants for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration to be made available on the NHS; and if she will make a statement.

(139711)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

255
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many emergency telephone operators were employed by police in each of the last 10 years, broken down by police force area.

(139483)

256
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) cost per operator and (b) total cost was to each police force of training emergency telephone operators in each of the last 10 years.

(139484)

257
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by police forces on outside consultants to provide customer service training to emergency telephone operators in each of the last 10 years.

(139485)

258
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions his Department had with the Crown Prosecution Service on the case of Alexander Litvinenko.

(139194)

259
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has had with the Russian authorities on the case of Alexander Litvinenko in the last three months.

(139195)

260
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Iraqi, (b) Afghan and (c) Somali nationals have been waiting for determination of an application for indefinite leave to remain in the UK for more than (i) six, (ii) 12 and (iii) 24 months; and if he will make a statement.

(139246)

261
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations have been proscribed using terrorism legislation; and for what reasons in each case.

(139262)

262
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of anti-social behaviour connected to the use of mini motos were recorded in (a) each year since 1997 and (b) January to April 2007.

(139555)

263
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dedicated traffic police officers there were in England and Wales in each year since 1997.

(139559)

264
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the likely effect of the replacement of film cameras with digital speed cameras on the number of driving offences detected.

(139670)

265
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people's Criminal Records Bureau checks were incorrect in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007.

(139224)

266
John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number and percentage of people whose Criminal Records Bureau information is incorrect.

(139225)

267
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid in bonuses to members of his Department in the last year for which figures are available; how many people received bonuses; on what basis those bonuses were paid; and if he will make a statement.

(139190)

268
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139214)

269
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139314)

270
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was received by his Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139333)

271
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what properties his Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139354)

272
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Department's property portfolio.

(139376)

273
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139398)

274
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139426)

275
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139437)

276
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years.

(139469)

277
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139516)

278
N Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted in 2006 of conspiracy to help people gain asylum fraudulently; and how many of those were deported.

(138600)

279
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of offenders found guilty of arson were aged between 15 and 19 years in each of the last five years.

(139497)

Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission

280
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much was raised from the sale of property by the House in each of the last five years.

(139311)

281
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what properties the Commission (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139353)

282
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the (a) Commons part of the Palace of Westminster and (b) other parts of the parliamentary estate that fall under the responsibility of the Commission.

(139375)

283
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much was spent by the Commission on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139399)

284
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to the Commission of leasing buildings and office space was in each of the last five years.

(139470)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

285
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes promoting development through eco-tourism and environmental protection his Department has.

(139556)

286
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of the political situation in Sri Lanka on the distribution of development aid.

(139557)

287
N Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the UK Government will nominate a candidate for the World Bank Presidency; and if he will make a statement.

(139040)

288
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects the UK is involved in to develop the electricity supply in Africa; and what studies he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on carbon emissions from increasing electricity use in Africa.

(138863)

289
N Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the effectiveness of money spent through the European Communities Development Programme is (a) monitored and (b) audited; and if he will make a statement.

(138928)

290
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's total direct expenditure in (a) China, (b) Vietnam and (c) Burma was in each of the last five years; and what it is projected to be in each of the next three years.

(139650)

291
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139215)

292
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139313)

293
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was received by his Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139332)

294
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what properties his Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139352)

295
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139374)

296
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139400)

297
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139427)

298
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139438)

299
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139471)

300
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent on advertising by his Department in each of the last five years.

(139534)

Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

301
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, whether she has any plans to review the statutory retirement age for magistrates.

(139279)

302
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many magistrates are expected to be recruited in 2007.

(139281)

303
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many magistrates are expected to retire in 2007.

(139282)

304
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the mandatory retirement age is for (a) judges and (b) law lords.

(139492)

305
Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what procedures are in place for magistrates who wish to continue to work over the age of 70 years old.

(139493)

306
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the purpose was of the visit undertaken by (a) the governor of HM Young Offender Institution Feltham and (b) the Deputy Head of Women and Young People's Directorate to Australia in November 2005; and if she will make a statement.

(139567)

307
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, on how many occasions HM Prison Service has been required to commission an investigation into the conduct of Governor Andrew Cross of HM Young Offenders' Institution Feltham; and if she will make a statement.

(139568)

308
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many (a) violent racist and (b) violent incidents took place at HM Young Offenders' Institution Feltham in each year since 2000; and if she will make a statement.

(139569)

309
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many racist incidents were recorded at HM Young Offenders' Institution Feltham in each year since 2000; and if she will make a statement.

(139570)

310
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many staff vacancies there are at each (a) prison establishment, (b) HM Prison Service area and (c) private sector prison; and if she will make a statement.

(139571)

311
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what forecasts her Department has made of the (a) number of cells available and (b) population at each (i) prison establishment, (ii) HM Prison Service area and (iii) private sector prison, broken down by HM Prison Service area in June 2007; and if she will make a statement.

(139572)

312
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will initiate an official investigation into the recent deaths at HM Prison Brixton; and if she will make a statement.

(139573)

313
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what legislation protects the privacy of correspondence between hon. Members and their constituents; and what complaints her Department has received on failures of existing legislation to ensure appropriate privacy.

(139256)

314
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many prisoners absconded from HMP (a) Ford and (b) Hewell Grange in each year since 1997; and how many of those remain at large.

(139222)

315
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many staff were deployed to HM Prison Dovegate from other establishments during the disturbance on 2nd February; and from what establishments they were deployed.

(139704)

316
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the Prison Service policy is for the deployment of staff in emergency situations at prisons other than their place of employment.

(139705)

317
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the cost was to Her Majesty's Prison Service of the deployment of staff to HM Prison Dovegate from other establishments during the disturbance on 2nd February.

(139706)

318
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, whether an enquiry has taken place following Serco's deployment of staff to HM Prison Dovegate from their other establishments as a result of the disturbance on 2nd February.

(139707)

319
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, who authorised the deployment of staff from HM Prison Doncaster and HM Prison Lowdham Grange to HM Prison Dovegate on 2nd February.

(139708)

320
John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what assessment she has made of the social impact of the performance of the community probation service in Nottinghamshire.

(139664)

321
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many (a) UK licence holders and (b) foreign licence holders were (i) prosecuted, (ii) convicted, (iii) banned from driving and (iv) imprisoned for offences relating to (A) fatal road traffic accidents, (B) serious road traffic accidents and (C) minor road traffic accidents in each year since 1997.

(139563)

322
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many drivers have penalty points on their licences.

(139629)

323
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many drivers have six or more penalty points on their licences.

(139630)

324
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many drivers are banned from driving as a result of the totting-up procedure.

(139631)

325
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what her estimate is of the number of drivers who will be banned from driving under the totting-up procedure in the 2007 calendar year.

(139632)

326
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what factors may be taken into account when assessing pleas of exceptional hardship entered by drivers seeking to avoid disqualification from driving under the totting-up procedure.

(139641)

327
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, who is responsible for specifying the criteria by which magistrates are required to interpret pleas of exceptional hardship entered by drivers seeking to avoid disqualification from driving under the totting-up procedure.

(139642)

328
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, whether (a) changes have been made in the last five years to the criteria by which magistrates are required to interpret pleas of exceptional hardship entered by drivers seeking to avoid disqualification from driving under the totting-up procedure and (b) any such changes are proposed in the next six months.

(139643)

329
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what consideration magistrates are permitted to give to the cost of local public transport when considering pleas of exceptional hardship entered by drivers seeking to avoid disqualification from driving under the totting-up procedure.

(139644)

330
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will commission research into the equity of driving bans, with particular reference to the financial effect of bans given the disparate cost of public transport in different areas.

(139671)

331
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how many times her Department and its predecessor was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

(139216)

332
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139312)

333
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how much was received by the Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139331)

334
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what properties her Department and its predecessor (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139351)

335
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Department's property portfolio.

(139373)

336
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how much was spent by her Department and its predecessor on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139397)

337
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how much was spent by her Department and its predecessor on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139422)

338
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) her Department and its predecessor and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139439)

339
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for (a) her Department and its predecessor and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years.

(139472)

340
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139515)

341
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will consider introducing a pilot scheme for lowering the voting age to 16 years to ascertain the effects on (a) political engagement and (b) electoral turnout.

(139574)

Questions to the Leader of the House

342
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Leader of the House, how many times his Office was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139217)

343
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Leader of the House, how much has been spent by his Office on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139396)

344
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Leader of the House, how much was spent by his Office on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139423)

345
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Leader of the House, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for his Office in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139440)

346
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for his Office in each of the last five years.

(139467)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

347
Lady Hermon (North Down):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the timescale for the introduction of legislation on the reform of sexual offences in Northern Ireland.

(139698)

348
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139218)

349
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139310)

350
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was received by the Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139330)

351
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what properties the Department has (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139350)

352
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Department's property portfolio.

(139372)

353
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139391)

354
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139420)

355
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139442)

356
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years.

(139465)

357
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on advertising by his Department in each of the last five years.

(139533)

Questions to the Prime Minister

358
N Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells):To ask the Prime Minister, whether the cost of his journey to and from Sedgefield on 10th May was met from public funds.

(139143)

359
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Prime Minister, what the total (a) carbon cost and (b) financial cost has been of his overseas visits since he announced the date of his resignation; and what estimate he has made of the projected carbon cost of his planned overseas visits up to 27th June.

(139257)

360
N Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 21st May 2007 to Question 138430, on Prime Ministerial duties and responsibilities, what the practice under successive administrations is, referred to in the Answer of 9th December 2003 to the hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden, Official Report, column 374W, on ministerial duties; and on what occasions appropriate arrangements have been put in place in line with this practice.

(139179)

361
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects to appoint a permanent chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

(139260)

362
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Prime Minister, how many times his Office was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139219)

363
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Prime Minister, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the property occupied by his Office.

(139371)

364
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Prime Minister, how much was spent by his Office on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139392)

365
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Prime Minister, how much was spent by his Office on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139418)

366
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for his Office in each of the last five years.

(139466)

Questions to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission

367
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how much was spent by the Commission on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139393)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

368
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139220)

369
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was raised from the sale of departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139303)

370
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was received by the Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139329)

371
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what properties the Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139349)

372
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Department's property portfolio.

(139370)

373
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139394)

374
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139421)

375
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139443)

376
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for his Department was in each of the last five years.

(139463)

377
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was spent on advertising by his Department in each of the last five years.

(139532)

Questions to the Solicitor General

378
N Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):To ask the Solicitor General, if he will visit Kettering constituency to discuss with local people the prosecution of persistent offenders by the Crown Prosecution Service.

(139093)

379
N Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Solicitor General, what the Crown Prosecution Service's policy is on prosecution of cases involving work-related deaths.

(138947)

380
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, how many times the Law Officers' Departments were found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139234)

381
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, how much was raised from the sale of the Law Officers' Departments departmental property in each of the last five years.

(139309)

382
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, how much was received by the Law Officers' Departments from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139328)

383
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, what properties the Law Officers' Departments has (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139348)

384
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, what recent estimate has been made of the value of the Law Officers' Departments' property portfolio.

(139367)

385
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, how much was spent by the Law Officers' Departments on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139395)

386
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139444)

387
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, how much has been spent by the Law Officers' Departments on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139450)

388
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for the Law Officers' Departments was in each of the last five years.

(139464)

389
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Solicitor General, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its non-departmental agencies in each of the last five years.

(139529)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

390
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to simplify the procedure for making complaints to the Office of Fair Trading.

(139647)

391
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints the Office of Fair Trading has received in relation to uncompetitive practices in the newspaper industry in the last 12 months.

(139648)

392
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the consultation process on the Export Credits Guarantee Department's funding of the Sakhalin II oil and gas project will end.

(139653)

393
Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects the Export Credits Guarantee Department to make a final decision on funding the British elements of the Sakhalin II oil and gas project.

(139654)

394
Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many employers were fined for underpayment of the minimum wage in each year since 1999.

(139477)

395
Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the deterrent effect on employers of the January 2007 increase in financial penalties for non-payment of the minimum wage.

(139478)

396
Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what monitoring processes his Department has in place to detect employers claiming excessive deductions from minimum wage payments for accommodation costs.

(139479)

397
Jon Cruddas (Dagenham):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time enforcement officers monitor non-compliance with the minimum wage.

(139480)

398
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many post office closures there were between 1987 and 1997, broken down by type of post office.

(139558)

399
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, within what timeframe he expects to establish a scheme for individual producer responsibility.

(139284)

400
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the implementation of producer responsibility schemes in other EU member states.

(139285)

401
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the impact on the consumer of trends in the numbers of retailers refusing to accept cheques as payment in point of sale transactions.

(139486)

402
Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the level of UK Export Credit Guarantee Department export credit guarantees to Iran was in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(139612)

403
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate his Department has made of the size of the UK sunbed industry market; and what assessment he has made of the industry's contribution to the UK economy.

(139251)

404
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many prosecutions of employers there were for failing to provide breaks for female employees who are breastfeeding after the birth of a child in each of the past 10 years.

(139607)

405
N John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has received on (a) facilities closure and (b) redundancies at Glaztek in Harworth.

(139035)

406
John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) public policy and (b) the public purse of judgement in the Myatt v. NCB case.

(139201)

407
John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he expects to commence the pilot with the Law Society on advice for miners on complaints options for double-charging for industrial disease compensation.

(139655)

408
John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which 30 firms of solicitors' numbers of miners' have handled the greatest ill-health compensation cases settled via the fast-track for miners' compensation.

(139656)

409
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many motorcycles manufactured in China of 50cc and under were imported into the UK in each year since 1997.

(139695)

410
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what figures his Department records relating to recent (a) investment levels and (b) business growth, broken down by constituency.

(139616)

411
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action his Department plans to take as a result of discussions at the Coastal Towns Conference held on 8th May.

(139617)

412
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who (a) was invited to and (b) attended the Coastal Towns Conference organised by his Department on 8th May 2007.

(139686)

413
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what issues were discussed at the Coastal Towns Conference on 8th May.

(139696)

414
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139202)

415
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was raised from the sale of his Department's property in each of the last five years.

(139308)

416
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was received by his Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139327)

417
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what properties his Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139347)

418
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139366)

419
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139387)

420
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139419)

421
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139445)

422
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years.

(139476)

423
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental agencies in each of the last five years.

(139528)

424
Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress he has made on the creation and development of an intellectual property rights agreement between the UK and India; and if he will make a statement.

(139651)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

425
Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents were reported involving (a) horses and (b) horse riders in each of the last three years.

(139290)

426
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from (a) individuals and (b) businesses in the London Borough of Bexley on road pricing.

(139554)

427
Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on measurement of (a) nitrogen oxide and (b) carbon dioxide in the area surrounding Heathrow Airport.

(139577)

428
Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what records his Department keeps of carbon dioxide levels in the area surrounding Heathrow Airport; and what estimate he has made of projected levels should the capacity of the Airport increase to 720,000 movements per year.

(139579)

429
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many owners of cars in the Peterborough City Council area are liable to pay the new Band G tax.

(139249)

430
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action First Great Western is taking to improve its (a) 143, (b) 150, (c) 153 and (d) 158 class diesel multiple units.

(139252)

431
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) police officers and (b) community support officers there are in the British Transport Police in (i) Swansea and (ii) England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.

(139253)

432
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the projected growth in vehicle use up to 2025 which is attributable to population growth.

(139549)

433
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected change is in the number of vehicles on roads in England up to 2025, broken down by category of vehicle.

(139550)

434
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign registered vehicles left England in each year since 1997, broken down by category of vehicle.

(139552)

435
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK registered vehicles there were in each year since 1997, broken down by category of vehicle.

(139553)

436
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether agencies responsible to his Department will be involved in the enforcement of the London low emission zone.

(139560)

437
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) UK licence holders and (b) foreign licence holders were involved in (i) fatal road traffic accidents, (iii) serious road traffic accidents and (iii) minor road traffic accidents in each year since 1997.

(139564)

438
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles were involved in (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) minor road traffic accidents in each year since 1997, broken down by number and proportion of categories of vehicle.

(139575)

439
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) minor road traffic accidents involved a foreign-registered car in each year since 1997.

(139609)

440
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger miles were undertaken by (a) car, (b) rail and (c) bus in (i) 1977, (ii) 1987 and (iii) in each year since 1997.

(139610)

441
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate what average reduction in speed results from the use of (a) a visible police patrol and (b) SPECS cameras.

(139627)

442
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers are licensed to drive motor vehicles on public roads in Great Britain.

(139628)

443
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of film speed cameras which will be converted to digital in each of the next five years.

(139633)

444
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of speeding infringements which were detected by (a) fixed speed cameras, (b) mobile speed cameras, (c) SPECS cameras and (d) police enforcement in the latest period for which figures are available.

(139634)

445
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fixed speed cameras, (b) mobile speed cameras, (c) SPECS speed cameras and (d) police enforcement teams were in operation in each year since 1997.

(139635)

446
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average (a) capital cost and (b) annual running costs were of (i) fixed speed cameras and (ii) vehicle activated speed indicating devices in the latest period for which figures are available.

(139636)

447
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the reduction in accidents resulting from the installation of (a) fixed speed cameras and (b) vehicle activated speed indicating devices in each of the five years following installation.

(139637)

448
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle activated speed indicating devices were in operation in each of the last five years; and how many he expects to be in operation in each of the next five years.

(139638)

449
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the average reduction in speed which results from the installation of (a) a fixed speed camera and (b) a vehicle activated speed indicating device in each of the five years following installation.

(139639)

450
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which criteria are used when deciding whether fixed speed cameras should be installed.

(139640)

451
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulations apply to the provision of speedometers on motorcycles registered for use on public roads in the UK.

(139645)

452
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether speedometers fitted to motorcycles registered for use on public roads in the UK must be furnished with markings indicating speed in miles per hour; and whether provision must be made for those markings to be properly lit so as to be visible when the machines are driven during the hours of darkness and in low-light conditions.

(139646)

453
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) fatal road traffic accidents, (b) serious road traffic accidents and (c) minor road traffic accidents in each year since 1997.

(139667)

454
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cost to the public purse of each (a) fatal road traffic accident, (b) serious road traffic accident and (c) minor road traffic accident was in the latest period for which figures are available.

(139668)

455
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of people aged (a) 17 to 23, (b) 24 to 29, (c) 30 to 39, (d) 40 to 49, (e) 50 to 59, (f) 60 to 69, (g) 70 to 79, (h) 80 to 89 and (i) over 90 years were involved in (i) minor accidents, (ii) serious and (iii) fatal road traffic accidents in each year since 1997.

(139669)

456
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many tonne miles of freight were moved by (a) rail and (b) road in (i) 1985, (ii) 1995 and (iii) in each year since 1997.

(139672)

457
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests for the car test were taken in each year since 1997.

(139673)

458
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) provisional, (b) full and (c) repeat provisional driving licences were issued in each year since 1997.

(139675)

459
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many off-road leisure facilities are available for the use of mini moto users for recreational purposes.

(139676)

460
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has had from motorcycle racing and motorcycle sports organisations on the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill; and if he will make a statement.

(139677)

461
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has had from rural and farming organisations on the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill; and if he will make a statement.

(139678)

462
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the overall pass rate was for those taking car driving tests in each year since 1997.

(139679)

463
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people passed their car driving test at the (a) first, (b) second, (c) third, (d) fourth and (e) fifth attempt in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) age and (ii) sex.

(139680)

464
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many qualified driving (a) instructors and (b) examiners there were in England in each year since 1997.

(139681)

465
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) minor road traffic accidents were recorded in each year since 1997.

(139682)

466
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of additional vehicles which would be included in the provisions of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 should the Off Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill become law unamended, broken down by vehicle.

(139694)

467
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured when riding a mini moto with 50cc or less capacity in each year since 1997.

(139718)

468
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139203)

469
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was raised from the sale of his Department's property in each of the last five years.

(139307)

470
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was received by his Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139326)

471
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what properties the Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139346)

472
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139365)

473
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139388)

474
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139446)

475
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139453)

476
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years.

(139459)

477
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its non-departmental agencies in each of the last five years.

(139527)

478
N Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) attempts at and (b) acts of suicide took place on the First Great Western rail network in the West Country in the last (a) 12, (b) 24 and (c) 36 months; and if he will make a statement.

(138821)

479
N Dr Gavin Strang (Edinburgh East):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the revised version of rule 47 of the Highway Code from cyclists and their representatives.

(139094)

480
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the contribution of the transport infrastructure to the economy.

(139626)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

481
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary, the Welsh Assembly Government and the US Embassy on the establishment of a US Consulate in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

(139537)

482
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the Severn Barrage Project; and if he will make a statement.

(139538)

483
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139205)

484
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was raised from the sale of his Department's property in each of the last five years.

(139304)

485
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was received by his Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139324)

486
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what properties his Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139344)

487
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139369)

488
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent by his Department on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139390)

489
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for his Department in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139447)

490
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139452)

491
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space for his Department was in each of the last five years.

(139461)

492
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much has been spent on advertising by his Department in each of the last five years.

(139525)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

493
N Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Child Support Agency expects to be able to secure maintenance payments in the case of the constituent of the hon. Member for Birkenhead Lyndsy Graves; and what the reasons are for the time taken to do so.

(139036)

494
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timescale is for dealing with applications for crisis loans.

(139503)

495
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been waiting for over two weeks for a decision following their application for a crisis loan.

(139504)

496
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for a crisis loan remained to be dealt with as at 24th May 2007; and what the (a) longest and (b) average time taken to deal with an application for a crisis loan was in each of the last five years.

(139505)

497
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job vacancies were notified to the jobcentre in Peterborough constituency in each month since January 2005.

(139245)

498
John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency claimants in Bassetlaw are awaiting their first payment of maintenance.

(139657)

499
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the benefit entitlements are of parents with children or young people (a) diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and (b) under a regime of methylphenidate drugs to combat the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

(139712)

500
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2006, Official Report, column 524W, on city strategy partnerships, what the formula is for distributing the savings for his Department arising out of city strategy partnerships.

(139488)

501
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department was found to have been in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

(139206)

502
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was raised from the sale of his Department's property in each of the last five years.

(139305)

503
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was received by his Department from the letting of its properties in each of the last five years.

(139323)

504
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what properties the Department (a) owned and (b) rented in each of the last five years.

(139343)

505
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate has been made of the value of his Department's property portfolio.

(139368)

506
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent by his Department and its agencies on legal fees in each of the last five years.

(139386)

507
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

(139449)

508
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years.

(139451)

509
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of leasing buildings and office space was for (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years.

(139462)

510
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on advertising by (a) the Department and (b) its non-departmental agencies in each of the last five years.

(139524)

511
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received in support of the Remploy consortium of trade unions' proposed future business plan for Remploy.

(139481)

512
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria were used to determine whether a Remploy factory would be eligible for (a) closure and (b) merger.

(139196)

513
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations were made by (a) management and (b) staff regarding the possible closure of the Remploy factory in Hartlepool.

(139197)

514
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account was taken of the (a) general condition and shape of, (b) level of worklessness in, (c) strength of manufacturing in and (d) development of the service sectors of a local economy when deciding to close a Remploy factory.

(139198)

515
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration was given to merging the Hartlepool and Stockton Remploy factories as an alternative to closure.

(139199)

516
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance is planned to be made available to workers affected by the closure of Remploy factories in finding alternative employment in a sector of their choice.

(139200)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

517
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the budget is of each of the Policy Review Working Groups.

[Transferred] (139562)

518
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which (a) advertising agencies and (b) other organisations supplied consultancy services for advertising campaigns for her Office in each of the last five years; and what the cost of these services was.

[Transferred] (139441)

519
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much was spent on advertising by her Office in each of the last five years.

[Transferred] (139530)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

520
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to fulfil his Department's pledge to improve access to the English coast.

[Transferred] (139701)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

521
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of the effect of the conclusions of Agenda for Change on (a) roles and functions and (b) pay and conditions of health visitors.

[Transferred] (139608)

Questions to the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

522
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what research she has commissioned into the relationship between the availability of drugs within prison establishments and the maintenance of good order and discipline amongst inmates; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (139551)

523
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that investigations into professional standards issues among staff at HM Prison Pentonville are conducted according to Prison Service Orders; if she will ensure that all relevant evidence is made available to staff facing disciplinary action for the preparation of their responses; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (139565)

524
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, if she will place in the Library a copy of the report of investigations into professional standards at HM Prison Pentonville resulting in disciplinary action against staff found to have acted in a corrupt manner; and if she will make a statement.

[Transferred] (139566)

Questions to the Leader of the House

525
Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):To ask the Leader of the House, what rules govern public sector bodies' donations to political parties.

[Transferred] (139259)

Questions to the Solicitor General

526
N Stephen Hesford (Wirral West):To ask the Solicitor General, what response he has made to the proposals on plea bargaining contained in the report of the fraud review.

[Question Unstarred] (138948)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

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Justine Greening (Putney):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what records his Department keeps of nitrogen oxide levels in the area around Heathrow Airport; and what estimate he has made of projected levels should the capacity of the Airport increase to 720,000 movements per year.

[Transferred] (139578)

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